1. Nez Perce Tribe Department of Fisheries Resource Management WATERSHED DIVISION FCRPS Biological Opinion Expert Panel “Gap Filling by Habitat Actions”

4. Increased Funding

5. New Starts

6. Snake River Salmon Recovery Board NPT Watershed NPT Watershed Clearwater/NP NF Clearwater/NP NF Conservation Districts Conservation Districts IF&G IF&G NPT Watershed NPT Watershed Payette NF Payette NF Boise NF Boise NF IF&G IF&G Grande Ronde Model Watershed 2012 FCPRS BiOp Expert Panels

7. Cross-walk to NMFS Standardized Limiting Factors ESUPopulationWatershedLimFactorEcological ConcernEcological Concern-Sub Category Snake River Basin SteelheadLochsa Badger-Wendover Lack of passage - Lack of access to diversity of habitats, Habitat QuantityAnthropogenic Barriers Snake River Basin SteelheadLochsa Badger-Wendover Loss of riparian vegetation and complexity, lack of shade, loss of nutrients Riparian Condition Snake River Basin SteelheadLochsa Badger-Wendover Sediment effects on rearing and spawning success - lack of intersticial space, reduced pool volume, reduced spawning success Sediment ConditionsIncreased Sediment Quantity Snake River Basin SteelheadLochsa Colt Killed Creek Connectivity - Lack of access to diversity of habitats Habitat QuantityAnthropogenic Barriers Snake River Basin SteelheadLochsa Colt Killed Creek Instream Habitat-poor quality pools and structure Channel Structure and FormInstream Structural Complexity Snake River Basin SteelheadLochsa Colt Killed Creek Sediment effects on rearing and spawning success - lack of intersticial space, reduced pool volume, reduced spawning success Sediment ConditionsIncreased Sediment Quantity Snake River Basin SteelheadLochsa Colt Killed CreekTemperatureWater QualityTemperature Snake River Basin SteelheadLochsa Crooked Fork Connectivity - Lack of access to diversity of habitats Habitat QuantityAnthropogenic Barriers Snake River Basin SteelheadLochsa Crooked Fork Sediment effects on rearing and spawning success - lack of interstitial space, reduced pool volume, reduced spawning success Sediment ConditionsIncreased Sediment Quantity Snake River Basin SteelheadLochsa Crooked Fork Temperature and Instream Habitat- poor quality pools and structure Water QualityTemperature Snake River Basin SteelheadLochsa Fishing Creek (formerly Squaw) Lack of passage - Lack of access to diversity of habitats Habitat QuantityAnthropogenic Barriers Snake River Basin SteelheadLochsa Fishing Creek (formerly Squaw) Loss of riparian vegetation and complexity, lack of shade, loss of nutrients Riparian Condition Snake River Basin SteelheadLochsa Fishing Creek (formerly Squaw) Sediment effects on rearing and spawning success - lack of intersticial space, reduced pool volume, reduced spawning success Sediment ConditionsIncreased Sediment Quantity Snake River Basin SteelheadLochsa Fishing Creek (formerly Squaw) TemperatureWater QualityTemperature

8. Assessment Unit Boundary Update Previously developed by NOAA Difficult to determine consistent limiting factors

9. Assessment Unit Boundary Update Land types Fish species and distribution Level of impairment Management direction Based on:

10. Habitat Actions – 2012-2018 ESUPopulation Assessment Unit2012 Standardized Limiting FactorActionWork ElementMetric Metric Value Snake River Steelhead Lochsa River Crooked Fork 1.1: Habitat Quantity: Anthropogenic Barriers 2017: Shotgun Culvert Removal/Replacement and Decommissioning 85. Remove/Breach Fish Passage Barrier 1441. # of miles of habitat accessed to the next upstream barrier(s) or likely limit of habitable range3 Snake River Steelhead Lochsa River Crooked Fork 1.1: Habitat Quantity: Anthropogenic Barriers 2014: Brushy Fork Culvert Replacements (3)184. Install Fish Passage Structure 1441. # of miles of habitat accessed to the next upstream barrier(s) or likely limit of habitable range7.5 Snake River Steelhead Lochsa River Crooked Fork 1.1: Habitat Quantity: Anthropogenic Barriers 2013: Pack Creek Culvert Replacements ( 3)184. Install Fish Passage Structure 1441. # of miles of habitat accessed to the next upstream barrier(s) or likely limit of habitable range5 Snake River Steelhead Lochsa River Crooked Fork 7.2: Sediment Conditions: Increased Sediment Quantity 2014: Cherokee/Twin Road Decommissioning 33. Decommission Road/Relocate Road 1395. # of miles of road improved or decommissioned in an upland area20 Snake River Steelhead Lochsa River Crooked Fork 7.2: Sediment Conditions: Increased Sediment Quantity 2015: Tree Planting on decommissioned roads- Powell Divide47. Plant Vegetation1404. # of upland acres treated75 Snake River Steelhead Lochsa River Crooked Fork 7.2: Sediment Conditions: Increased Sediment Quantity 2013: Cherokee/Twin Road Decommissioning 33. Decommission Road/Relocate Road 1395. # of miles of road improved or decommissioned in an upland area20 Snake River Steelhead Lochsa River Crooked Fork 7.2: Sediment Conditions: Increased Sediment Quantity 2017: Checkerboard Road Decommissioning (Spruce/Brushy) 33. Decommission Road/Relocate Road 1395. # of miles of road improved or decommissioned in an upland area15 Snake River Steelhead Lochsa River Crooked Fork 7.2: Sediment Conditions: Increased Sediment Quantity 2014: Dispersed Camp site Mitigation - Crooked Fork 55. Erosion and Sedimentation Control 1638. # of acres of riparian habitat treated15 Snake River Steelhead Lochsa River Crooked Fork 7.2: Sediment Conditions: Increased Sediment Quantity 2017: Tree Planting on decommissioned roads- Pack/Cherokee Twin47. Plant Vegetation1404. # of upland acres treated100 Snake River Steelhead Lochsa River Crooked Fork 7.2: Sediment Conditions: Increased Sediment Quantity 2018: Tree Planting on decommissioned roads- Pack/Cherokee Twin47. Plant Vegetation1404. # of upland acres treated150 Snake River Steelhead Lochsa River Crooked Fork 7.2: Sediment Conditions: Increased Sediment Quantity 2013: Pack Creek Road Decommissioning 33. Decommission Road/Relocate Road 1395. # of miles of road improved or decommissioned in an upland area20 Snake River Steelhead Lochsa River Crooked Fork 7.2: Sediment Conditions: Increased Sediment Quantity 2014: Pack Creek Road Decommissioning 33. Decommission Road/Relocate Road 1395. # of miles of road improved or decommissioned in an upland area20

11. Habitat Action Scoring Assessment Unit 2012 Standardized Limiting FactorCycle Low Bookend 2013- 2018 Estimate High 2018 Bookend 2033 Estimate High 2033 BookendLF Weight AU Weight LF Weight and Bookend CommentsEstimates Comments Crooked Fork 1.1: Habitat Quantity: Anthropogenic Barriers 2013- 20186570100701005.00%11.10% Level of certainty = 3; Sources = 5, 7 There are currently 12 known passage barriers in this AU. 3 will be replaced in 2013. Crooked Fork 4.2: Riparian Condition: LWD Recruitment 2013- 201850 55506035.00%11.10% Level of certainty = 4; Sources = 5, 6No projects currently planned. Crooked Fork 6.2: Channel Structure and Form: Instream Structural Complexity 2013- 201845 50455535.00%11.10% Level of certainty = 4; Sources = 5, 6No projects currently planned. Crooked Fork 7.2: Sediment Conditions: Increased Sediment Quantity 2013- 2018455570557520.00%11.10% Level of certainty = 3; Sources = 5, 6 Most of the problem on private land; some actions proposed on USFS land. Weed treatment and tree planting on decommissioned roads will address this LF. Crooked Fork 8.1: Water Quality: Temperature 2013- 20185050.55551575.00%11.10% Level of certainty = 3; Sources = 3 (Doesn't meet state standards)Benefits from sediment projects

12. Habitat Action Scoring

13. NPT DFRM Watershed Division Tributary Habitat Programmatic M&E Plan Purpose o Provide clear and consistent direction o Allow optimal prioritization and adaptive management of actions o Facilitate coordination and standardization with regional programs In collaboration with NOAA NWFSC Timelines o Began in December 2012 o Draft by summer 2013 for review o Final by December 2013 Potential collaboration with local ISRP members

14. NPT DFRM Watershed Division Tributary Habitat Programmatic M&E Plan Implementation and Compliance o BPA Pisces o Post-treatment Action Effectiveness o BPA programmatic approach o Two case studies Status and Trend o CHaMP (Lolo, SF Clearwater, Imnaha) Adaptive Management Data Management and Storage Reporting and Information Dissemination Strategy to Track and Utilize Regional Monitoring Efforts Components

15. Data Management Spatial Database o Microsoft SQL Server and ESRI ArcSDE o Organized by Project Area o Tracks all Restoration Implementation location data (Feature Classes), implementation metrics & Monitoring data (SQL Tables)

16. Outreach / Information Dissemination Reports, Summarized Data o Nez Perce Tribe DFRM Website  http://www.nptfisheries.org/DFRMHome.aspx Spatial Data Viewer and Querying o Watershed Division Mapping Site  http://imsland.nezperce.org/DFRMWater shed/nexviewer_flex.html

17. Road Decommissioning Monitoring For every 10 miles of road decommissioned, one ¼ mile monitoring segment is established and monitored Monitored in years 0, 1, 2, 5, and 10 post decommissioning To date there have been 100 monitoring segments set up Parameters monitored: o Longitudinal Profile o 3 cross sections o 500’ vegetation plots o Visual assessment o Overall segment condition – erosion, slash, weeds, failures o Temperature data at SGC o Photos o Yearly tracking of mass failures

18. Lessons Learned There are never too many clump plantings Stream bottoms = 2 times bankfull width to minimizing erosion Erosion control mattresses are not necessary The use of “brush blankets” has greatly reduced erosion in CDC’s Spreading “duff” layer from above or below road speeds up the process of establishing native plants and shrubs 40-60% slash coverage for optimal revegatation Too much straw which will inhibit revegetation Fertilizer not necessary

19. Fish Passage Monitoring Monitored in years 0, 1, 5, and 10 post construction There have been 99 monitoring sites set up to date Each monitoring segment consists of: o Longitudinal Profile o Cross-sections o Site sketch o Presence/absence of fish o Bankfull widths o Substrate size o Site photos

20. Lessons Learned Squashed pipes with substrate retention baffles do not always retain substrate Bridge is best option, followed by bottomless arch When at all possible, rock weirs constructed within bottomless arch or under bridges are best option for passage Planting of fill slopes at inlet and outlet ends helps with stability of slope and creates shade for stream If using rip rap as fill, cover with soil to allow planting